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Thanks for your help . The man I am looking for gave his occupation as Mariner on his first marriage in 1765 and as Master in the Royal Navy on his second marriage in 1795 - so LM as a landsman does not make sense in 1794.

I have found in the medal rolls (on Ancestry) for HMS Audacious around the time of the Battle of the Nile awards for Andrew Tracy as both AB (Able Bodied Seaman) and LM. Both he and his son Andrew were at sea so it is possible that these awards refer to his son (who also ended up as a Master Mariner according to his will).

So further clarification of LM may enable me to stay at home rather than travel 200 miles to Kew and back.

No, I have checked and the entry occurs too often for this to be anything other than "LM". I now think this refers to his son who would have been about 19 at the time and "Landsman" would probably be appropriate particularly as another entry places him on the same vessel as "AB".

How did you find the Nat Archive references as every time I enter the name I only find other references that are not of any valid use? Equally, if I type in the references that you have found, NA goes very coy and fails to locate the information.

How did you find the Nat Archive references as every time I enter the name I only find other references that are not of any valid use? Equally, if I type in the references that you have found, NA goes very coy and fails to locate the information.

You can try a few things.
In the word or prhase field enter - trac*y (include the asterisk as this will also bring up tracey)
restrict the year range to what ever may seem a reasonable period - say 1765-1805
In the department or series code enter - ADM

Now search, you'll get 19 hits.

You gave a forename too, so the search can be refined.

Try repeating the search but in the word or phrase field enter - andrew trac*y
You'll now get three hits

Andrew Tracey Records

Originally Posted by jacky160

No, I have checked and the entry occurs too often for this to be anything other than "LM". I now think this refers to his son who would have been about 19 at the time and "Landsman" would probably be appropriate particularly as another entry places him on the same vessel as "AB".

How did you find the Nat Archive references as every time I enter the name I only find other references that are not of any valid use? Equally, if I type in the references that you have found, NA goes very coy and fails to locate the information.

Hi Jacky, not sure if you are still on this forum but I have some items and a record relating to Andrew Tracey and wondered if you would be interested in seeing them? Best regards Jason (jasonclarke1975 at aol dot com)

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